Taproot
* These are three simple snapshots of what others might call my “roots”: Korea, Appalachian (Blue Ridge) America, and the United Kingdom. But for most of…
Christmas in Concert
In the mural of the foyer at Old Cabell Hall, a girl gazes out at the viewer. During my undergraduate years I often paused to…
Eyeglasses
I’ve acquired my first pair of glasses. They are “for occasional use,” according to the doctor: for nighttime driving and, if I prefer, for movies…
Into the Heart of the Wood
It is quieter here, now, than it has been at any other time before. Our voices amplify along the trail, their clear sounds gamboling between…